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  1. SmoothboreMurph

    New Muzzleloaders and have some questions

    I always liked that in the Sharpe TV series how when someone got the lash the main character Richard Sharpe would give them half and half rum. Half in their belly and half on their back... lol.
  2. SmoothboreMurph

    New Muzzleloaders and have some questions

    50 lashes is quite a generous offer do I get half a pint of rum afterwards just like Richard Sharpe gives out ?
  3. SmoothboreMurph

    New Muzzleloaders and have some questions

    Yes yes... you are quite right it appears I have goofed... lol...
  4. SmoothboreMurph

    New Muzzleloaders and have some questions

    That was me lol... a not to stout load in my opinion. I personally own a Veteran Arms Brown Bess Carbine and Pedersoli Brown Bess Musket. Best way I have found to keep em clean is good gun oil, parafin oil and some sort of wax to keep the moisture off. Barricade works well so does GRIP in my...
  5. SmoothboreMurph

    Flintlocks at Local Shop

    My Father bought the first "production flintlock" in my family. He bought a Thompson Center .54 Renegade. He bought that rifle in 1982 when he was 10. My grandfather at the time was hunting an old 1808 Contract Musket with a paper thing barrel. In 1983 he bought a CVA Mountain Rifle in .50...
  6. SmoothboreMurph

    Looking at a .36 cal barrel for a T/C

    That is highway robbery my friend. Yes there is some rarity in a .36 caliber flintlock rifle drop in barrel for a T/C Hawken but not $500 rare. Put it this way you'll have lets say $900 before sale tax so lets just go with $1000 into a Thompson Center Rifle. $300 more and you can a Kibler SMR...
  7. SmoothboreMurph

    Looking to get my first flintlock rifle

    That .45 Thompson Center would be the rifle I would choose. They didnt make the .40 and .45 cal hawkens as long as the .50 and .54 hawkens. I would say a definite nope to the "Worlds Fair" .50 caliber. Although I have never seen one as a flintlock they are just a rifle with an extra barrel...
  8. SmoothboreMurph

    Couple of Questions to ask

    Beings as how you will balls and patches provided caliber doesnt really matter. .50 and .54 kill the same on deer but .54 leaves less room for error (marginally less room). Both are stout hitters at 50-75 yards and .54 more so out to 100 in my personal experience with my Pedersoli Mortimer...
  9. SmoothboreMurph

    FOR SALE Very Fine Contemporary Baker Rifle

    Hard to tell, most of these rifles were supplied from 1810-1821. These served with Portuguese marksman. After that I believe a smaller batch was bought up in the 1830s and once more in 1841 as British Surplus. So I'd say you were on the right track.
  10. SmoothboreMurph

    FOR SALE Very Fine Contemporary Baker Rifle

    This rifle is a Portuguese Baker Rifle one of about 21,000 or so. This one was sent to Brazil when it was a Portuguese Colony. You can tell because the Bayonet Bar was shaved off and a piece of wood was added hence that crack at the muzzle that goes back about 3.5". These Baker Rifles have a...
  11. SmoothboreMurph

    Caliber choice for first rifle

    He has never used a muzzleloader only a modern shotgun hence a delayed ignition upon trigger pull compared to a 12ga. Flintlocks have a delay in ignition when compared to a Percussion or a modern boxer primer ignition system. Its simply worded and put. My .75 caliber Bess has a more delayed...
  12. SmoothboreMurph

    Caliber choice for first rifle

    I would have to say go with the .40 or .45 caliber rifle. It will be your first muzzleloader and flintlock rifle so you'll need to get used to the delayed ignition, sparks and fire of a flintlock muzzleloader. That being said you'll also need to get that rifle shooting the way you want it and...
  13. SmoothboreMurph

    Looking into my first muzzleloader

    First, welcome to the forum and you made a good choice asking a question in this thread. Secondly, I live in Price right up 301 from you also on a farm and hunt the same animals. My first muzzleloader was a Smoothbore. Its a .75 caliber (11 gauge) British Brown Bess Musket made by Pedersoli. I...
  14. SmoothboreMurph

    How easy is it to switch a caplock T/C to Flint ?

    To my knowledge you have to make sure the threads on your barrel match the breechplug. Then you need to see if the barrel fits your stock. The .56cal smoothbore barrel I believe needs to be placed in a 1" Stock most Hawken stocks are 15/16". Thompson Center are a good choice for rifle. However...
  15. SmoothboreMurph

    Looking for a Flintlock Rifle

    $600 is high for a DGW rifle, the locks are unpredictable. Most times they need to either be tuned or replaced with an L&R. They are also very muzzle heavy. My father built his kit DGW Tenn Mtn. Back in 1986 when he was 14 and he loved it. He turned 50 and he cant keep the muzzle up anymore. The...
  16. SmoothboreMurph

    Dixie Gun Works Tennessee Flintlock

    Yea that seems like a good deal to me. Neither rifle has a lot of aftermarket parts support but the DGW rifle is a good beginner rifle. I dont know about your hawken but the DGW will give you that longrifle feel and look that reminds you of the late 18th century early 19th century. Also they...
  17. SmoothboreMurph

    CLOSED Dixie Gun Works TN Mountain Rifle

    Might be able to help you out PM sent
  18. SmoothboreMurph

    New to the group I guess you can say

    Well you came to right place to find some knowledge. I was fortunate enough to have people teach me the very basics of muzzleloading and how to care for them and get them shooting straight. I used to hunt up there in Green Ridge when I was very young and .40-.50 caliber is all ya need. Most...
  19. SmoothboreMurph

    All this talk of Enfield rifles got me thinking

    Well let me give you some insight. My grandfather has a Pattern 53 Enfield made in 1862. It has seen some use over the years and is about .585 diameter bore now. Recently I have been using it for paper shootin. I bought an NOE Bullet Mould for a .568" 627 Pritchett Ball and fire a paper...
  20. SmoothboreMurph

    Need some wisdom

    I see someone's wallet is beggin for mercy lol. Anyways a friend of mine hunts with two rifles set up with these vintage scopes. One rifle is a .58 caliber CVA Mountain Rifle "CVA Big Bore". The other is a .451" Whitworth Rifle. Ive seen him pull some incredible shots off with his rifles and he...
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